Where does “fleshliness” come from?

fleshliness (English) comes from English fleshly, from Middle English fleschly, from Old English flæsclic, from Old English flǣsċ, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.

fleshliness (English): Indulgence in concerns of the flesh; bodily...

Definitions

  1. Indulgence in concerns of the flesh; bodily...

Ancestry of “fleshliness”, step by step

fleshliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fleshly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfleshlyOf or relating to the body; Of, relating to or...
2Middle Englishfleschly
3Old Englishflæsclicfleshly, carnal
4Old Englishflǣsċ
5Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
6Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiskiEvery word from Proto-West Germanic flaiski